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Patented June 10, 1930 UNITED STATES LOUIS I. KEEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOISCOIN-CONTROLLED APPARATUS Application filed Kay 81, 1927. Serial No.195,294.

My invention relates to a coin controlled apparatus and has for itsprincipal object the providing of a novel device that will widen thefield of activity of coin controlled devices.

More particularly, my invention has for its object the production of adevice of the kind described which will accommodate in one slot coins ofvarious denominations, automatically reject objectionable coins, andautomatically give value for money tendered in proportion to the facevalues of the various coins inserted into the apparatus.

Another object of my invention is to provide special means whereby acoin controlled device can be optionally'made to yield differentstandards of values, or in other words, to deliver two, three, or avariable number of times the usual amount given for a coin put into theapparatus.

0 Another object of my invention is to pro vide novel means forregulating the speed of operation of the cooperating parts, which areactuated, when a. coin is deposited in the slot.

Other objects and advantages will appear as set forth more fully in thehereinafter specification when considered in the light of theaccompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my device so in its normal inclinedposition as isclosed when one of the front casing walls is removed.

Figure 2 is a detailed view of an indicator tag, bearing an appropriateinstruction legend.

Figure 3 is a side view of the coin operating chute and associatedmechanism with parts broken away and removed.

Figure 4 is a section taken on line 4-4 of Figure 3, showing the normalposition of the speed controlling mechanism of the raising carriagebefore a coin has actuated. the dev1ce.

, Figure 5 is a detailed view of the governor controlling mechanism withthe balancing weights removed.

Figure 6 is a rear view of the Figure 3 with operating lever depressed,indicating that the device has been operated by the insertion of afifty-cent coin, which is shown in position to be ejected.

Figure 7 is a plan view of the device with operating lever removed.

Figure 8 is a section taken on line 8-8 of Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a section taken on line 9-9 of Figure 7.

Figure 10 is a plan view of the variable time governing mechanism.

Fi ure 11 is a section taken on line 11-11 of Flgure 10.

Figure 12 is a section taken on line 1212 of Figure 10.

Figure 13 is a rear view of the mechanism shown in Figure 10, with therear plate removed, and showing the means by which the ratio of the coinvalue can be changed.

Figure 14 is a detailed view of the timing escapement in its positionafter a coin deposited has operated a clutch'shifting bar.

Referring more particularly to the drawin s in which similar charactersof reference re er to corresponding parts in the several views, is acasin having a rear wall 21 on which is mounted y screws 22 a sustainingplate 23, having stationary posts 24 and a pivoting post 25. Mounted onthe posts 24 and 25 is a coin operatin chute assembly 26, whichcomprises plate 2% and plate 28, separated by the spacing bar 29, andthereby forming the coin chute 30. To the outside of the chute isfastened an indicator tag 30. Rockingly mounted on post 25 between themembers of the slot 30, 1s an operating arm 31, held in open position byspring 32, attached to a pin 33 on the rear wall 21 and is limited inits movement by a stop member 33'. On the forward end of the operatingarm 31 is a finger operating lug 34 adapted to protrude through the sidewall 35 of the casing 20 in position to receive a coin inserted in thecoin chute 30, which is also cargried to a point outside of the wall 35.The

operating arm 31 has an angular projection 36, having a slot 37 adaptedto provide adjusting means for a U-shaped member 38, carrying a shoulderpin 39 having a threaded end provided with a nut 39; Verticallyadjustable on the shouldered pin 39 is a link 40 which is pivoted to apin 1 connected to a bracket 42, screw mounted on a, reciprocatincarriage 43 provided with a coin sustaining ledge 44, the carriage andledge being adapted to ride slidingly in channel 45 and coin chute 30.The carriage 43 is normally held against stop plates 46 which aresecured to a stationary plate 27, which limits its downward motion, bythe spring members 47, which are tensioncd on brackets 48, mounted onframe member 27. The reciprocating carriage 43 is further.provided witha guide plate 49 secured on the reciprocating carriage by screws 49, theguide plate having an L-shaped arm 50 that normally rides over anelongated slot 51 in the member 28. On a bracket 52 attached to member28 is pivoted a semi-circular thrust dog 53, which is normally heldagainst the arm 50 by a spring 54, mounted on the member 28. Thesemi-circular thrust dog is adapted to rock inwardly through slot 51 andan opening 55 in the member 27, thereby ejecting any slug that may beheld by the magnet 56 Which,as shown in Figure 6, is suitably mounted toa bracket 57, having slot and screw adjustment means 58. The magnet isadapted to retain any iron slugs arriving against the shelf 59 of thebracket 57 until ejected by the swing of the thrust dog 53. This occursthrough the instrumentality of the operating lever 31, link 40, and thebracket 42 mounted on carriage 43, whenever any inserted iron slugs,having passed through chute 30, arrive at shell 59 on the bracket 57.

Fixedly mounted on member 27 are two posts 60 on which is positioned aplate 61 by means of screws 62, said plate having slot 63 andreciprocatingrrack bar 64 slidablymounted in slot 63 by means of guidebolts 65. The rack bar 64 meshes with a pinion 66 mounted on a shaft 67on plate member 61. The shaft 67 is further provided with a gear 68which cooperates with pinion 69 on another shaft 70 attached to plate61. Mounted on shaft 70 is a spring held detent 71' cooperating with aratchet 71 rigidly attached to a governor link weighted at both endswhich is loosely revolvable on shaft 70 thereby permitting free motionof the governor link in a clockwise direction and providing a positiveconnection by means of the locking of the detent 71 on the axle 70, thusactuating the governor arm in a counter clockwise direction when therack bar 64 moves in a vertical direction. The lower end of the rack bar64 is provided with a bracket 72, to which is fastened a coil spring 73attached to a. fixed extension 73 on plate 27. Bracket 72 is furtherprovided with an inwardly projecting arm 74, having a shoulder pin 75 onwhich is rockingly mounted a dog 76, normally held in position by aspring 77 attached to a lug 78 on rack bar 64.. The dog 76 is normallyheld against inward movement relatively to the rack bar 64 by aprojecting prong 79. Dog 76 is further provided with an integralV-shaped tooth 80 which abuts against angular in 80' secured to carriage43. The

upper sur ace of tooth 80 has an angular inclination 81 adapted toimpinge against a rounded portion 61' on the plate 61 at a time when thereciprocating carriage is partly raised. An additional pin 82 on dog 76abuts against a projection 83 or a triangular locking pawl 84 mounted ona stud pin'85 secured to a bracket 86 adjustable in slot 87 in themember 61. Pawl 84 has a prong 88 which is adapted to be held againstplate- 61 by spring 89 as the carriage is proceeding upwardly. The pin82 slides on the outward surface of the pawl 84, the inner surface ofwhich abuts against lug 80. Pawl 84 is adapted to lock the carriage 43in its raised position until released by pin 83 after which the rack bar64 descends to normal osition.

To operate the device after a coin as been inserted in chute 30, thefinger lug 34 is depressed, thereby angling the arm 31 and consequentlythe integral projection 36 thereon about the pivot post 25, whereby thelink 40 connected to the projection 36 by means of pin 39 and U-shapedmember 38, will lift the attached carria e 43 together with rack bar 64and pawl 76 t ereon as heretofore described. During this operation, the

lug 80 on carriage 43 engages tooth 80 to raise the rack bar, and whenthe carriage 1s nearly at the top of its ascent, the angled inclination81 on tooth 80 of pawl 76 engages the rounded portion 61' on plate 60,thereby releasing the rack from the carriage. The carirage is thenlooked in elevated position by pawl 84 until the rack descends and pin82 rides over projection 83, whereupon the carriage is released andreturned by springs 47.

The plate 27 as hereinafter described is provided with a series ofdivided spaces constituting pockets or compartments 91, 92, 93 and 94 toaccommodate a dime, nickel, quarter and half dollar, respectively, asshown in Figure 6. The member 27 has mounted thereon stationarychanneled guide elements 95, 96, 97, 98 and 99 between which the U-shaped elements 100, 101, 102,103 having coin positioning pins 104, 105,106 and 107 reciprocate. The U-shaped elements are pro- "ided with legs108, 109, 110 and 111 resting against the stationary bar 112 mounted onmember 27 by means of which the downward movement of the U-shapedelements is limited. As shown in Figure 6 a half dollar has justoperated the device and is in position to be ejected.

Compartments 91, 92, 93 and 94 are further provided with coin graduatingblocks 113 which allow sufficient space to pass a dime and at the sametime provide stopping means for any coin larger than a dime, such as anickel. Compartment 92 is provided with a block 114 which will permit adime and nickel to pass while preventing the admission of a coin largerthan either. Compartment lugs 119 and 93 is provided with block whichwill permit a nickel, dime and quarter to pass and will stop any coinlarger than a quarter. Compartment 94 is provided with a block 116 whichwill permit a dime, nickel, quarter and half dollar to pass and willstop any coin larger than a half dollar.

As shown in Figures 1, 3 and 6, a half dollar 117 has been deposited andas shown, is illustrated in a series of different positions, resting onplate 44 of carriage 43, as depicted in full line in Figure 3, abuttingagainst the graduating block 115. A bar 118 is rockingly attached to thecarriage by aving a movement limiting prong 120 which forms a part of abracket 121 having an attached spring 122 fastened to a projecting arm123 on bar 118. The arm 123 is additionally provided with an upwardlyprojecting element 124 which is in the path of and depressed by arm 125projecting from member 78 mounted on the reciprocating rack bar 64. Bar118 is provided with a plurality of thrust shoes 126, 127, 128 and 129passing through a plurality of perforations 130, 131, 132 and 133located in the member 43 by means of which various coins are ejected.The bar 118 is normally held in position by spring 122 to maintain thethrust shoes 126, 127, 128 and 129 without the perforations 130, 131,132 and 133, or in other words out of engagement with any coin which maybe positioned on the ledge 44. When the carriage 43 descends in themanner indicated above, the projecting element 124 is engaged by the arm125 of the member 78 secured to the rack bar 64, consequently causingthe angling of the bar 118 and the thrust shoes 126, 127, 128 and 129which latter are momentarily protruded through the apertures 130, 131,132 and 133. thereby engaging and thrusting off any coin situated on theledge 44. The coins so thrust 03 fall into the bottom of the casing.

l pon the deposit of a coin, a half dollar, ior instance, a depressionof the operating lever 31 is followed by the raising of the rarriago 43through the intermediary of the bell crank lever bend 36 of the arm 31pivoting on post 25. The half dollar is sustained on the coin ledge 44of carriage 43 and positioned between two pins on the floating element103 which rests on the half dollar. As the latter is thrust upwardly bythe ledge 44, the floating element 103 will likewise move upwardly,which will cause the top of the element 103 to strike against andoscillate arm 134 of a lever bar 135 pivoted at one end on a stationaryangle bracket 136 and pivoted at the other end to bracket 137 mountedadjustably by means of slots and screws 138 to member 23. Angle bracket136 is provided with a stop shelf 139 to maintain arm 134 of lever bar135 in position to be operated.

The other floating elements 100, 101, 102 are also adapted to strike theother members of the series of cooperating arms 140, 141. and 142 whichare actuated when 10, 5 and 25 cent coins are inserted in the slot. Arms140, 141 and 142 are similarly connected to other lever bars of the sametype 143, 144 and 145 pivoted to stationary angle brackets 146, 147 and148 while the other end of the series of cooperating bars 143, 144 and145 are likewise connected to the adjustable bracket 137. Angle brackets146, 147 and 148 areprovided with stop' shelves 149, 150 and 151 whichlimit the movement of the bars "143, 144 and 145.

On an adjustable post 152 attached to plate 23 and havmg a slot 153 is aclutch shifting arm 154 loosely mounted in slot 153 by means of pin 155.The clutch shifting arm 154 is adapted to abut the series of bars 143,144 and 145 and also the 50 cent bar 135 used here for demonstration.The lower end of the shifting arm 154 engages the disc 155' of thedouble acting escapement pawl 156 slidably mounted on stationary post157 attached to frame 23 and adapted to abut against the shoulder 158.On the forward end of post 157 is a stationary arm 159 having a pin 160to limit the movement of the double acting pawl. Between the doubleacting escapement pawl 156 and the stationary member 158 is acompression coil spring 161, the end of which is securely fastened tothe stationary arm 159 and the other end to the double acting escapementpawl 156 thereby providing pressure and counter clockwise torque to thepawl 156. The pawl 156 enga es the notches 162 of a revolvable ratchet163 mounted on stationary post 164 having a shoulder 165, the post 164being mounted on the rear plate 23. The outer end of post 164 isprovided with a lock disc 166. Between the lock disc 166 and the ratchetdisc 163 is a compression coil spring 167, one end of said spring beingsecured to the lock disc 166 and the other end to the face of theratchet disc 163, thereby providing pressure and clockwise tor ue to thedisc 163. The disc 163 is provid with a pin 168 which impin es against abracket 169 mounted on a shi ting lever 154, said shifting lever 154being provided with a coil spring 170 secured to plate 23 which normallyholds tlu shifting lever 154 out of engagement with disc 155 when thepin 168 and bracket 169 have been disengaged. Disc 163 is furtherprovided with a pin 171 engaging a bracket 172 secured to areciprocating member 173 riding in guide member 174 secured to member23, constituting the movable element of a make and break electricalcontact system. Reciprocating member 173 is provided with a coil tensionspring 176, suitably attached to plate member 23 and adapted to normallyclose the contact blocks 177, mounted on stationary plate 23 when theratchet disc is released b the withdrawal of pawl 156 under the in uenceof shift bar 154 when the latter is impelled by any one of the leverbars 135, 143, 144 and 145. The stop pin 187 coacting with pin 188 isattached to Wall 23 and serves merely to prevent ratchet from turningtoo far whenever a half dollar is inserted.

The mode of operation of my device will now be understood by referenceto the drawing. A coin, a dime for instance, inserted into the coinchute 30, will be conveyed by gravity into the coin receivingcompartments and will pass therethrough under the graduating blocks 116,115, 114 and 113 until arrested by abutting against member Upon thedepression of the arm 31 by means of the finger lug 34, the link 40attached to the bell crank portion 36 of the lever arm will carry withit the carriage and the reciprocating rack bar 64, and pawl 76, whichwill rise until the inclined portion 81 on the tooth of the pawl 76impinges against the inclined wall 61 on plate 60. The subsequentoperation of the carriage with the reciprocating members has beendescribed in another part of the specification. Simultaneously with theelevation of the carriage, the coin, in this instance, the dime, raisedby ledge 44 will lift the floating U-shaped element 100 to a positionwhere it will strike against arm 140 of the lever bar 143 which in itsoscillation thereby will simultaneously press pin 183 into position toengage pin 181 and communicate a transverse movement to shifting bar 154consequently disengaging the escapement clutch member 156 from theratchet wheel 163, and thus permitting the ratchet wheel to turn in aclockwise direction under the influence of the coil spring 167 to anextent dictated by the position of the pin 181 which corresponds to amovement of two notches 162 on the ratchet wheel 163, until stopped by aplunger pin 183 mounted in the block 182 on the member 137. The plungerpins 184, 185 and 186 are likewise actuated whenever a nickel, quarteror half dollar corresponding to pins 180, 179 and 178 on the ratchetwheel 163 is inserted in the coin chute 30. Should an attempt be made tooperate the device by inserting a coin in the slot other than thenickel, quarter or half dollar indicated, for instance, a cent, when thefinger lug is operated, the cent which in the mean time has found itsway to the nickel compartment will raise the floating U-shaped element101 and consequently cause the latter to strike against arm 141 of thelever bar 144, which latter will turn through a portion of an are butnot sufiiciently to cause the shifting arm 154 to thrust the ratchetdisc 163 clear of the double escapei'nent clutch member or pawl 156, aswould occur were a nickel employed,-consequently the device will notfunction unless a coin of proper size is used. At the same time that theratchet wheel is disengaged, the circuit making and breaking member 173moves into contact with its corresponding member 177, under theinfluence of the tension spring 176,the electrical circuit in thismanner being completed. \Vhen the armature member 207 is energized by acurrent from a remote source, it will be cvident that when a dime hasbeen deposited, two such impulses will be suflicient to bring stop pin171 into contact with a bent portion of element 173, the last impulsemoving one of the contact bars away from its correspm ding member 177and consequently breaking the circuit. The apparatus is now ready to beagain energized by the insertion of a suit able coin. Connected to thecircuit making and breaking member 17 3 is a flexible conducting lead189 attached to wire 190 which is connected to one pole of a source ofelectrical energy such as a battery 191, the other Wire 192 of which isconnected to the other side of the battery, which is electricallyconnected to a motor 193 by means of wire 192 and also to a source ofillumination (incandescent lamp) 195 by means of wire 194 and thence toone of the contact blocks by means of 196, thus completing a circuitwhen the blocks of a circuit making and breaking mechanism are broughtinto contact by the release of the arm 173 from the top pin byco-operation of any one of the series of pins on the ratchet wheelactuated through means described after a coin is inserted into the slot30.

In the present embodiment of the machine for the purpose of clearillustration, I have associated my coin controlling apparatus with anautomatical, electrically operated piano playing device. In Fig. 1 thepaper music roll 197 is shown riding over a fixed block 198 having aslot 199 which latter is adapted to register with a corresponding slotin the paper music roll. A spring pressed cam having a grooved engagingfinger 201 is adapted to enter the registering slots, the finger beingraised by a stud or solid portion 202 on the block whereby the metalhammer 200 is enabled to contact the posts 202 which have securedthereto the wires 203' and 204, in this manner a circuit being completedthrough the electro-magnet 205 having a core 206. and a comparativelyheavy, pivoted armature 207, held in vertical position by spring 207'mounted on a conventional bracket 211. the armature 207 cooperating withthe notches 162 of the ratchet wheel 163, as heretofore described. Afterpassing through the electrical magnet, the current is led through wire208 to a source of intermittent illumination 209 and thence by means ofwire 210, back to the battery 191.

It is to be understood that the method of actuating the ratchet wheel163 by the electromagnet, as illustrated is shown merely in conventionalform in view of the man electrical tripping devices available for thispurpose. In practice I have found it desirable to weight the arm 207sufficiently to cause it, by its own inertia, to carry the ratchet wheelback a full notch at the moment when the contact blocks are beingseparated by the pin 171 engaging the element 173 and thereby breakingthe circuit.

On the rear wall 23 of the casing, a downwardly projecting arm 212forming a part of the bracket 137, is fastened by a bolt and nut 213. Tothe bolt 213 a lever arm 214 pivoted on the stud post 215, is attached.The flared end of the lever arm 214 has a slot 216 in which a pin 216'rides, the lever arm being limited in its movement by a stud 218,

1 the purpose of the lever arm 214 being to provide a means for changingthe ratio of the values of the coins relatively to the apparatus. I

When for example it is desired to have the device yield values in theratio of, one for ten cents, three for twenty five cents,and six forfifty cents, respectivel it will be observed that lever arm-214 will eswung to a position where the arrow on the flared end of the lever armwill be substantially coincident with the enlarged Fig. 10. When it isdesired to have values in the ratio of one for five cents,

six for twenty-five cents and twelve for fifty cents, respectively, thelever arm will be swung to the opposite side of the indicator tag 219coincident with Fig. 5. As shown in Fig. 14, it will be seen that pins220, 221 and 222 are those which yield the one for ten cents ratio ofvalues, etc., it being observed that these pins cooperate with thespring pressed pins of member 182 in the manner eretofore described. Thedifference in the relative values yielded b the/machine is affected bythe distance WhlCh the ratchet wheel 163 travels before the circuitmaking and breaking blocks 177 are separated. An appropriate indicatorta 223 serves-to denote the scale of values yielded by my apparatus forthe various coins inserted.

In the operation of the electrical features connected with my coincontrolled apparatus,

it is to be understood that when an electrical circuit is completedthrough the making and breaking device 173 under the influence of thecoin responsive means, recited above, the

lamp 195- will be lighted, and the motor 193' energized and the pivotallmounted armature arm 207 will engage t e notches 162 of the ratchetwheel 163 causing revolution of the ratchet wheel to the amplitude ofone notch which will continue a notch at a time, until the pin 171.engages the member 173 and breaks the circuit. The lamp 195 serves tointroduce resistance into the circuit and also to illuminate, as long asthe circuit is complete through the contact blocks, the interior of thecasing. The lamp 209 will flash intermittently, every timethe'electrical magnet is energized and thus serve as an indication thatthe device is functionin properly.

While'I have shown anddescri ed a pre ferred construction andarrangement of the various parts, it will be understood that the deviceis susceptible of considerable modification without departing from theessential" I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a coin controlled apparatus, a plurality of coin receivingcompartments each compartment adapted to receive a coin of a definitediameter, a single coi municating with said compart ents, meansincluding a slidabl mounted member for selectively cooperating with asingle coin whereby values for money inserted into said coin controlledapparatus may be obtained in the proportion of the face value ratios ofdiverse coins inserted into said chute, and means including anescapement device whereby the value purchasing 'power of various coigsinserted into the apparatus may be varie 2. In a coin controlledapparatus, a sin le chute formed in said apparatus, said chute eingadapted to accommodate a plurality of coins of diverse denominations,means includ ing a slidably mounted member for selectively cooperatingwith a single coin whereby values for money inserted into said coincontrolled apparatus may be obtained in the proportion of the face valueratios of diverse coins inserted into the chute, said means alsoincluding other means 0 tionally engageable whereby the valuepurciiasing power ofthe various coins inserted into the a paratus may bevaried, said other means inc uding a lever operated arm, a ratchet wheelcoo rating with said arm, a plurality of lever ars for 2- chute comchuteformed in said apparatus, said chute being adapted to accommodate aplurality of coins of diverse denominations, a magnet adapted to renderspurious coins inoperative, means including a slidably mounted memberfor selectively cooperating with a single coin whereby values for moneyinserted into said coin controlled apparatus may be obtained in theproportion of the face value ratios of diverse coins inserted into thechute, said means also including other means optionally engageablewhereby the value purchasing power of the various coins inserted intothe apparatus may be varied, said other means including a lever operatedarm, a ratchet wheel cooperating with said arm, a plurality of leverbars for actuating said ratchet Wheel, and a plurality of U-shapedelements selectively raised by said coins of difl'erent values foroscillating said lever bars.

4. In a coin controlled apparatus, in combination, a single chute, aplurality of coin receiving compartments communicating with said chuteand adapted to receive coins of diverse denominations, means including aplurality of graduated stops for distributing coins into theirrespective compartments, means including a circuit making and breakingmeans whereby values may be obtained proportionate to the coinsinserted, means connected to said coin controlled apparatus and adaptedto coact with a coin to actuate said circuit making and breaking means,means to control within certain limits the operative speed of the coincoacting means, and means to relatively vary the purchasing power of acoin.

5. In a coin controlled apparatus, a plurality of plates'forming a coinchute, a plurality of diverse coin receiving compartments formed ofelements connected to said plates, said chute. leading to saidcompartments, selective coin responsive means slidably mounted in thecompartments, a timing clutch mechanism means adapted to give values forcoins of diverse denomination inserted in the proportion of the ratiosof the face values of said coins and connected to said coin responsivemeans and said clutch mechanism, a circuit maker and breakermechanically connected to said means, and manually operable means insaid chute adapted to cooperate with the coin responsive 'means upon theinsertion of a coin for actuating the circuit maker and breaker.

6. In a coin controlled apparatus, a plurality of plates forming a coinchute, a plurality of iverse coin receiving compartments formed ofelements connected to said plates, said chute leading to said compartments, selecti" coin responsive means slidably mounted in thecompartments, a timing clutch mechanism, means adapted to give valuesfor coins of diverse denomination inserted in the proportion of theratios of the face values of said coins and connected to said coinresponsive means and said clutch mechanism, a circuit maker and breakermechanically connected to said means, manually operable means in saidchute adapted to cooperate with the coin responsive means upon theinsertion of a coin for actuating the circuit maker and-breaker, and aspeed governing control for said slidably mounted means.

7. In a coin controlled apparatus, a plurality of plates forming a coinchute, a plurality of diverse. coin" receiving compartments formed ofelements connected to said plates, said chute leading to saidcompartments, selective coin responsive means slidably mounted in thecompartments, a timing clutch mechanism, means adapt-ed to give valuesfor coins of diverse denomination inserted in the proportion ofthe'ratios of the face values of said coins and connected to said coinresponsive means and said clutch mechanism, a circuit maker and breakermechanically connected to said means, manually operable means in saidchute adapted to cooperate with the coin responsive means upon theinsertion of a coin for actuating the circuit maker and breaker, a speedgoverning control for said slidably monuted means, and means torelatively vary the purchasing power of a coin.

8. Ina coin controlled apparatus, a plurality of plates forming a coinchute, a plurality of diverse coin receiving compartments formed ofelements connected to said plates, said chute leading to saidcompartments, selective coin responsive means, slidably mounted in thecompartments, a timing clutch mechanism, means adapted to give valuesfor coins of diverse denomination inserted in the proportion of theratios of the face values of said coins and connected to said coinresponsive means and said clutch mechanism, a circuit maker and breakermechanically connected to said means, manually operable means in saidchute adapted to cooperate with the coin responsive means upon theillsertion of a coin for actuating the circuit maker and breaker, andmeans for disengaging said circuit making and breaking upon thecompletion of operation through the instrumentality of a deposited coin.

9. In a coin controlled apparatus, a plurality of plates forming a coinchute, a plurality of diverse coin receiving compartments formed ofelements connected to said plates, said chute leading to saidcompartments, selective coin responsive means slidably mount ed in thecompartments, a timing clutch mechanism, means adapted to ive values forcoins of diverse denomination inserted in the pro ortion of the ratiosof the face value of sai coins and connected to said coin responsivemeans and said clutch mechanism, a circuit maker agilev breakermechanically connected to said means, said means also including a levero erated arm, a ratchet wheel 00- operating with said arm and aplurality of lever bars for actuating said ratchet wheel, and manuallyoperable means in said chute adapted to cooperate with the coinresponsive means upon the insertion of a coin for actuating the circuitmaker and breaker.

10. In a coin controlled apparatus, a plurality offlates forming a coinchute, a plurality of verse coin receiving compartments formed ofelements connected to said plates, said chute leading to said comartments, selective coin responsive means sl1dably mounted in thecompartments, a timing clutch mechanism, means adapted to 've values forcoins of diverse denomination inserted in the proportion of the ratiosof the face values of said coins and connected to said coin responsivemeans and said clutch mechanism, a circuit maker and breakermechanically connected to said means, manually operable means in saidchute adapted to cooperate with the coin responsive means upon theinsertion of a coin for actuatin the circuit maker and breaker, meansfor tfisengaging said circuitmaking and breaking upon the completion ofoperation through the instrumentality of a deposited coin and a speedgoverning control for said slidably mounted means.

11. In a coin controlled apparatus, a plurality of lates forming a coinchute, a plurality of iverse coin receivin compartments formed ofelements connecte to said plates, said chute leading to saidcompartments, selective coin responsive means slidably mounted in thecompartments, a timing clutch mechanism, means adapted to give valuesfor coins of diverse denomination inserted inv the proportion of theratios of the face values of said coins and connected to said coinresponsive means and said clutch mechanism, a circuit maker and breakermechanicall connected to said means, said means also inc uding a leveroperated arm, a ratchet wheel cooperating with said arm and a luralityof lever bars for actuating said ratc et wheel, manually operable meansin said chute adapted to cooperate with the coin res onsive means uponthe insertion of a coin or actuating the circuit maker and breaker, anda speed governing control for said slidably mounted means.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

- LOUIS F. HEHN.

